Food!
irrigation
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
A typical American family will waste this percentage of food from every grocery store trip
25%
In order for urbanization to occur, this must be done to the existing forested area
cleared/cut down
When people move from a city to the surrounding suburbs
This is the amount of crops that are produced in a given area. This needs to be high in order to meet the demands of a growing population
Crop Yield
This particular animal requires more water that any other animals or crop that we produce for food
This is the goal to produce an adequate and reliable food supply for all people at all times
food security
The transition of people moving from more rural areas to the city
Currently, this is the highest type of movement that people are experience
urban sprawl/moving to the suburbs
As we shifted away from small scale farming, we moved towards this, where we introduced new technology, crop varieties and farming practices in order to produce higher amounts of crops
the green revolution
This would be one of the main goals of a feedlot or a CAFO
CAFOs are used to quickly get livestock ready for slaughter (high turn around with animals)
Maximizes land use and profits → minimizes cost of meat for consumers
This is the most common disease as a result of malnutrition world wide
anemia
These areas are typically very densely populated, which means a lot of people live there
urbanized areas
As cities being to sprawl, more impermeable pavements are needed (like roads). As a result, higher amounts of this might occur
runoff
Heavy machinery, synthetic fertilizers, and the use of pesticides are all of examples of this type of farming
Industrial agriculture
A more sustainable practice for raising meat would be this, where animals graze on grass for their entire life cycle
Free-range grazing
This is an area where residents have little or no access to affordable, fresh, and nutritious food because of a lack of a nearby grocery store
Food deserts
green spaces
Increasing public transportation and including more walkable/bikeable areas in a city can help the city become more sustainable by reducing this
car emissions/air pollution
Using this farming practice can produce high amounts of one type of crop, but it can cause a decrease in genetic diversity being that all of the crops the same type
Monocropping
In an effort to reduce their ecological footprint, someone can make a this small change with their diet
-eat less meat
-switch to free range or pasture grazed meat products
-get food from locally sourced farms
Food deserts can lead to this, which is a shortage of nutrients that the body needs
malnutrition
Urban heat island effect
These are green spaces that are on top of a city building. They can help lower temperatures of the building and reduce storm water runoff from the building
green roof